SESSION 1: PURPOSE

This is the first in a series of ten, interactive, small-group sessions that will explore practical techniques for systems thinking on projects.  We will focus on how projects can build resilience and contribute to adaptation.  

Each workshop will highlight one principle from the Manifesto for Responsible Project Management.  Relevant techniques will be introduced and there will be opportunities for practice and discussion.  The first principle, and focus of this session, is Purpose.

Projects and project management create the future, yet projects are frequently managed as a set of siloed activities and outputs.  It is time to see projects differently.  Responsible Project Management (RPM) aims to support individuals and organisations re-imagine project management as a series of interventions into a set of existing systems.  We need to uncover ways that projects can contribute to creating a better future.  A future that enables people and nature to flourish together. 

In all the sessions, you will be encouraged to apply the techniques in a project context that you are familiar with, past or present, to share ideas and explore management challenges from a range of perspectives.  To enable you to optimise the experience, you can choose the workshops most relevant to you.  Each session is booked separately.

This first session will introduce systems thinking and explore how context, complexity and interconnections among projects, people, and natural resources impact perspectives of project purpose and scope.  We will develop context diagrams to identify and understand project resources, constraints and the intentions underpinning projects from different perspectives.

Further information about the programme can be found at: https://www.responsiblepm.com/the-rpm-studio

Early booking is recommended because the sessions are interactive, and numbers are limited.  The cost for each session is £10*.  If you join all ten workshops, the last one will be free to attend. 

*plus booking fee